Out of position stats can be key to any successful fantasy season. Unlike a number of other fantasy basketball draft strategies, this concept is important for both roto and head-to-head leagues. Managers are almost always chasing particular categories, typically during the later rounds of their drafts. For that reason, I have decided to focus on targets outside of the perceived top-60. That being said, they should also have value across most standard formats.
Players fitting this criterion are also going to work with a number of punt builds. Lonzo Ball, for example, provides out-of-position stats across a number of categories. Ball is certainly one of the better rebounding guards and should be available outside the top-50. On the flip side, scoring is not a strength when looking at his overall fantasy game. For that reason, he is fantastic if you are building a team around punting points. A deeper dive into punting can be found in my Punt Strategy article, as well as Dave Sun’s How To Punt And Win.
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Out-Of-Position Stats: Players To Target
Field-goal percentage
- Kyle Anderson – Memphis Grizzlies
- Joe Harris – Brooklyn Nets
- Malcolm Brogdon – Indiana Pacers
- Derrick White – San Antonio Spurs
- Bojan Bogdanovic – Utah Jazz
- Tomas Satoransky – Chicago Bulls
- Monte Morris – Denver Nuggets
- Jaylen Brown – Boston Celtics
Free-throw percentage
- Davis Bertans – Washington Wizards
- Harrison Barnes – Sacramento Kings
- Marvin Williams – Charlotte Hornets
- Rudy Gay – San Antonio Spurs
- Kelly Olynyk – Miami Heat
- Marcus Morris – New York Knicks
Three-pointers
- Davis Bertans – Washington Wizards
- Joe Ingles – Utah Jazz
- Jae Crowder – Memphis Grizzlies
- Dario Saric – Phoenix Suns
- Harrison Barnes – Sacramento Kings
- Alex Len – Atlanta Hawks
Rebounds
- Terry Rozier – Charlotte Hornets
- DeJounte Murray – San Antonio Spurs
- Patrick Beverley – Los Angeles Clippers
- Delon Wright – Dallas Mavericks
- Lonzo Ball – New Orleans Pelicans
- Ja Morant – Memphis Grizzlies
Assists
- Joe Ingles – Utah Jazz
- Caris LeVert – Brooklyn Nets
- Marc Gasol – Toronto Raptors
- Julius Randle – New York Knicks
- Nicolas Batum – Charlotte Hornets
- R.J. Barrett – New York Knicks
Steals
- P.J. Tucker – Houston Rockets
- Larry Nance Jr. – Cleveland Cavaliers
- Caris LeVert – Brooklyn Nets
- Steven Adams – Oklahoma City Thunder
- Mikal Bridges – Phoenix Suns
- Kelly Oubre Jr. – Phoenix Suns
Blocks
- Derrick White – San Antonio Spurs
- Josh Richardson – Philadelphia 76ers
- Kyle Anderson – Memphis Grizzlies
- Lonzo Ball – New Orleans Pelicans
- Patrick Beverley – Los Angeles Clippers
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder
- Delon Wright – Dallas Mavericks
- Danny Green – Los Angeles Lakers
Turnovers
- Josh Okogie – Minnesota Timberwolves
- Rodney Hood – Portland Trail Blazers
- Danny Green – Los Angeles Lakers
- Jeremy Lamb – Indiana Pacers
- Fred VanVleet – Toronto Raptors
- Gary Harris – Denver Nuggets
- Josh Richardson – Philadelphia 76ers
Do you have other players you target for out of position stats? Let us know in the comments below.
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